MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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